Monday, July 16, 2012

Made it Monday and a Wedding!

I know, I know. I have not posted anything in over a week, but I have a pretty darn good excuse! My baby sister got married on Saturday, so I was extremely busy helping her get ready for her big day. The weather wasn't so nice in the morning hours but as soon as we got dressed and made our way to the venue the sun popped out! It was amazing.

My sister looked absolutely beautiful and so did everyone in the wedding party!

Introducing the new Mr. & Mrs. Patton!﻿

The Wedding Party!

Here is my speech I gave to my sister and her new husband. It was very well received by the guests and everyone was teary eyed, even my Dad. He had to leave the reception and get himself together in the car. Awwwww.

It's a little small but hopefully you can read it.

Ok, back to school business. I have some Made it Mondays that I have worked on. Here they are...

These are eyeball reading trackers for my littles. Instead of using the boring old finger, use these pointers to track reading for young readers.﻿

To make these, I bought pre-dyed jumbo craft sticks, wiggly eyes, and a tin can. This was seriously the easiest project I have completed all summer. Just hot glue the wiggly eyes to the craft sticks and BAM your done!

This next project is reading around the room pointers. This was also very simple and inexpensive. (I would say cheap, but my dear mother has taught me that it's more lady like to say inexpensive. haha)

To make these, I bought wooden rods and wooden character pieces at Hobby Lobby. The sticks came in a pack and the character pieces were $.67 a piece! What a steal!!

I wish I could take the credit for these, but I believe the idea came fromOne Extra Degree.Thanks for sharing, Amanda!

Made It Monday linky visit! I love how touching your wedding speech was, it made me think of similar moments I share with my little sister - and someday I will have to give a speech like this myself! I'm sure she loved every word of your speech even if they were her crazy childhood quirks. Frugal finds always make the best DIY classroom projects - the football pointer is my fav! :)Antoniaforkin4th

I just found your blog & I'm a new follower! Congrats to your sister! I love your read around the room sticks. Hobby Lobby is great. We just got one in my area & I'm there about 4 days a week. :)LisaLearning Is Something to Treasure